DERMOT HEALY


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  • Born: November 9, 1947
  • Died: June 29, 2014
  • Nationality: Irish
  • Profession: Writer

Dermot Healy was an Irish novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer. A member of Aosdána, Healy was also part of its governing body, the Toscaireacht. Born in Finea, County Westmeath, he lived in County Sligo, and was described variously as a "master", a "Celtic Hemingway" and as "Ireland's finest living novelist".